Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. Soil    1  0     1  0 Stony clay    4  0     5  0 Dark blue plate    3  0     8  0 White post    10  0     18  0 Blue plate, with post girdles    42  0     60  0 Hazle, very hard    2  4     62  4 Blue plate, with grey post girdles    71  0     133  4 Hard shale    2  4     135  8 Little Limestone    16  0     151  8 Hard grey post    1  0     152  8 Grey beds    11  0     163  8 COAL - Little Limestone Seam    5  11     169  7     COAL, good    2  2            Band    0  10            COAL, good    1  0            Band    0  0½            COAL    0  3            Band    0  0½            COAL,coarse    0  7            COAL good    1  0

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910

  original entry for sinking/boring number 2355 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"

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